1912 VFA Season Semi Final 2: Footscray v Essendon Association

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1912 between Footscray and the Essendon Association in the second semi final of the 1912 season of the Victorian Football Association. Footscray hosted the Essendon Association at Arden Street Oval. Jim Spence captained the hosts. Dave McNamara captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jim Cassidy.

Footscray (6.12.48) were defeated by the Essendon Association (10.11.71).

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFA Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Footscray v Essendon Association
Date: Saturday 31 August 1912
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Essendon Association
Score: 6.12.48 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 3 4 . 3 6 . 11 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Essendon Association 2 . 4 6 . 8 7 . 8 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin FOOT by 5 ESSA by 17 ESSA by 3 ESSA by 23 ESSA by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Jim Spence
Coach: Jim Cassidy

Essendon Association

Captain: Dave McNamara

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Banbury, Vern ? ? ? ?
Baxter, Jim ? ? ? ?
Borthwick, Jack ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Archie ? ? ? ?
Cotton, Roy ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny ? ? ? ?
Gregory, Art ? ? ? ?
Harris, William ? ? ? ?
McCluskey, Tom ? ? ? ?
Ogilvie, George ? ? ? ?
Spence, Jim (c) ? ? ? ?
White, Walter ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (12 players) 6 12

Essendon Association

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, John ? ? ? ?
Chapman, Doug ? ? ? ?
Clarke, Tom ? ? ? ?
Maine, Lindsay ? ? ? ?
McNamara, Dave (c) ? ? ? ?
Sevior, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 10 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s